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Following a lengthy prison term, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) finds himself on the outside looking in at a world he once commanded. Hoping to repair his relationship with his daughter, Winnie (Carey Mulligan), Gekko forges an alliance with her fianc?, Jake (Shia LaBeouf). But Winnie and Jake learn the hard way that Gekko is still a master manipulator who will stop at nothing to reclaim his rightful place at the top of Wall Street.

"...One of the better sequels in a long time...Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter"...fast-paced and loaded with story lines...Kyle Smith, New York Post"...cast skillful enough to finesse what is effectively two films sharing the same screen...Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune"...a smart, glossy, beautifully photographed film...Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times"...Douglas, though, is the film's ace in the hole...Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Editor's Note

Ambitious young investment banker Jacob Moore (Shia LaBeouf) discovers that greed is still the name of the game when he forges a fragile alliance with onetime Wall Street hotshot Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) shortly after Gekko is released from prison. Having served eight years for securities fraud, money laundering, and racketeering, Gekko emerges from prison to find that his daughter, Winnie (Carey Mulligan), prefers to remain estranged, and that his former Wall Street cohorts are still raking in the cash. Flash-forward to 2008, and Winnie is dating a proprietary trader named Jake Moore (LaBeouf), who expresses a passion for green energy while working for his mentor Louis Zabel (Frank Langella), of Keller Zabel Investments. Despite heading up one of the most prominent investment firms in the country, Louis Zabel is forced to personally fight for the future of Keller Zabel before the Federal Reserve after the company's stock takes a hit due to persistent rumors that it's being dragged down by debt. Denied a bailout from the government, Keller Zabel soon falls victim to a hostile takeover lead by powerful investment bank partner Bretton James (Josh Brolin), of Churchill Schwartz. His job on the line and his mentor out of the picture, Jake discovers that Gordon Gekko is out promoting his new book "Is Greed Good?" and decides to attend a lecture being given by the author at Fordham University. According to Gekko, greed is now sanctioned by the government, and the U.S. economy is on the verge of collapse as a direct result of leveraged debt and wild conjecture. When Jake goes behind Winnie's back to try and repair her relationship with her father, Gekko reveals his compelling theories on the likely reasons for Zabel's downfall. Later, as Jake begins plotting to avenge his mentor, Gekko starts to reveal his true colors.

Professional Reviews

Box Office 4 stars out of 5 -- "Brilliantly cast, WALL STREET 2 is a crackerjack powerhouse of a movie that shines a light on the financial machinations described by Warren Buffet as 'an economic Pearl Harbor.' Douglas is once again superb..." 05/14/2010

Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Like its predecessor, WALL STREET 2 is a moral fable about an impressionable youth torn between good and bad angels." 09/27/2010

Sight and Sound "Stone portrays the financial meltdown of 2008 in bravura fashion, depicting the downfall of fictional investment bank Keller Zabel with a sweep and dynamism that few other contemporary US directors can match." 11/01/2010

Uncut "The return of Gordon Gekko couldn't be better timed....There are good performances..." 10/11/2010

New York Daily News 10 of 10Oliver Stone's terrific movie brings back Gordon Gekko just in time for the 2008 recession... The biggest difference between the first "Wall Street" and this whip-smart film isn't Gekko's evolution to human being -it's the sense of dread Stone adds. Here, greed is a constant high, and everyone is chasing the dragon... Among an excellent cast, Douglas truly is the nexus; he and Stone make this sequel pay off big-time - Joe Neumaier

Time 5 of 10...Moving as fast and recklessly as a trillion-dollar fat-finger stock-market transaction, the film has the drive, luxe and sarcastic wit of the snazziest Hollywood movies for most of its two-hours-plus running time... - Richard Corliss